COCA News March 2009

In this Issue

Presidents Page

Editorial - Bushfires - Stan Innes

Feature - How Valuable is a Skilful Chiropractor? - Elizabeth Walters

Special Feature - COCA: Whats on for 2009 - Calendar of Seminars

Systematic Reviews

Effectiveness of acupuncture for low back pain: A systematic review
Efficacy and safety of steroid injections for shoulder and elbow tendonitis: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Knee bracing in Sports medicine: A review
Motor control exercise for persistent, non-specific low back pain: A systematic review
Chiropractic management of low back pain and low back related leg complaints: A literature synthesis
Carpal tunnel syndrome and the use of computer mouse and keyboard: A systematic review

News Update

How common is facet joint osteoarthritis and LBP in the community-based population?
Can abdominal pain be a result of spinal pathology?
Look at the hands!
Need an excuse to drink coffee?
What about grapes and red wines?
Is physical activity protective of LBP during and after pregnancy?
Caution needed when conducting pre-employment exams
A plug for COCA keep up continuing education, it has a positive result
Do all patients with anterior cruciate ligament injuries need surgery?

Abstracts

Exercise may ease disability in lumbar spinal stenosis
Kinematic analysis of the relationship between sagittal alignment and disc degeneration in the cervical spine
Links flattening of sagittal spinal curvature as a predictor of vertebral fracture
Movement of control tests of the low back; evaluation of the difference between patients with low back pain and healthy controls
Differences in range of motion between dominant and non-dominant sides of upper and lower extremities.